His big ear twitched frantically as I walked into the round pen…He eyed me up and down as the gate clanked to a close. With each step I made he matched me to stay as far away from me as he could.Buddy, as I came to call him was a scared little mule that friends […]

Jerry S Williams Licensed Parelli 3-Star Instructor Founder of the Horseman’s Jingle and Alpha Mare Wisdom Training For nearly 25 years Jerry has been instructing students in communication and interpersonal relationships. In 2003 he turned his teaching focus from the University classroom to Natural Horsemanship. For the last decade Jerry has helped students all over […]

Feeding RoutineDeveloping a feeding routine is a good way to help establish you as the herd leader. One of the times when your horse is the most aggressive is at feeding time so it one of the best times to determine leadership.Basically a feeding routine is anything that you have your horse do that they […]

Leadership: A Lesson Learned He circled her at a nice slow trot… …head down in a submissive posture as if to say, “Can I come in and have a bite?” He had started out as a disruptive handful in a clinic and had not really gotten better, despite repeated thumps on the nose. He wasn’t […]

Fast Track Success By Jerry S Williams Parelli Fast Track draws people to Pagosa Springs CO. from all over the country and the world for that matter. “The mountains look so beautiful, it must be a great place to trail ride.” This is a typical comment for someone coming to a Parelli Fast Track for […]

What Keeps Creeping In…Your biggest hindrance to Your HorsemanshipAfter reading through your answers to the survey about obstacles and frustrations in your horsemanship. I was struck by the number of references to time and money. I have had a while now to ponder your answers and what I noticed was what was lurking behind your […]

I recall in graduate school studying the speeches of great men and women. I was attracted to Winston Churchill and several of his speeches. I don’t recall all the details of where and when but I do recall the entire speech. He was giving a commencement address at a small college. He slowly rose from […]

Three Major Obstacles to Progress… If you have been around me you have at one time or the other heard me talk about the three major obstacles that most of us face as we progress in our horsemanship journey… Confusion, fear and isolation. In this video I discuss the role of these obstacles in our […]

I have often wondered… Why do we have horses? I think for most of us, at least those of us that abide by natural horsemanship, we have horses in our lives because of the connection that is possible. It is that interconnection that causes us to have horses. Somehow it makes us feel better. Kind […]

I have some pretty controversial philosophies about horsemanship and life. Find out what makes my approach to horsemanship different (that's why it works!).
Because sometimes you need to think a little differently to make a difference.